The PFAS compounds are chemicals that contain chains of carbon atoms bonded to fluorine atoms. They are known to be effective in killing insects. The 26-square-mile stretch of freshwater wetlands and soggy woodlands that these chemicals are found in was once the home of the Wampanoag people. The Wampanoag people have lived in the area […]
The Environmental Protection Agency is suing the manufacturer, even as the company continues to make and sell its toxic products. Consumer groups are condemning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allowing plastic containers made with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” to continue being distributed across the economy – even though the agency is suing a top […]
Peggy Hollinger ⋮ 5-6 minutes ⋮ 3/29/23 In 1987, the world decided to ban chlorofluorocarbons, just two years after discovering that they were depleting the ozone layer. Industry warned of dire economic consequences should the ban go through. Fast forward 36 years and 99 per cent of ozone-depleting substances have been phased out and the […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is directing this letter to manufacturers, distributors, and food manufacturers that use fluorinated polyethylene food contact articles as a reminder that only certain fluorinated polyethylene containers are authorized for food contact use. Specifically, FDA’s regulation authorizing the use of fluorinated polyethylene in contact with food is listed in […]
The same types of plastic containers EPA blamed for pesticides contaminated with PFAS may also be used to store food, raising alarm bells at the Food and Drug Administration. At issue are fluorinated containers made of high-density polyethylene, a material widely used in food packaging because it can easily seal out moisture and other temperature […]
By Ariel Wittenberg, E.A. Crunden | 07/21/2021 12:28 PM EST EPA action to limit PFAS in drinking water is focused on just two compounds, meaning many Americans could continue drinking contaminated tap water for years to come. Claudine Hellmuth/E&E News (illustration); EPA (text); Jenn Durfey/Flickr (faucet); Freepik (man with glass); Wikipedia (GenX chemical formula); PxHere […]
By John Gardella Wednesday, July 14, 2021 The latest EPA PFAS action on Monday, July 13, 2021 shows once again that the agency is seeking to aggressively regulate certain PFAS compounds <www.epa.gov/ccl/contaminant-candidate-list-5-ccl-5> under the Safe Drinking Water Act. However, the EPA’s action on Monday is notable because it is one of the first instances in […]
Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 9601−9608 Jack Garnett, Crispin Halsall,* Max Thomas, Odile Crabeck, James France, Hanna Joerss, Ralf Ebinghaus, Jan Kaiser, Amber Leeson, and Peter M. Wynn ABSTRACT: Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are contaminants of emerging Arctic concern and are present in the marine environments of the polar regions. Their input to and […]
By Brooklyn Neustaeter <www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/more/ctvnews-ca-team/brooklyn-neustaeter-1.4493580>CTVNews.ca Writer@bneustaeter Saturday, July 31, 2021 12:46PM EDT In this Friday June 13, 2008 file photo, a polar bear stands on an ice floe near the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway. (AP Photo/Romas Dabrukas, File) TORONTO — A new study <pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c01645> has found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in the surface […]
Ron Jefferson Jul 29, 2021 07:15 AM EDT Forever Chemicals or Polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are named as such due to their resistance to natural degradation. A study now shows how the increasing rate of Arctic ice melt is leaking the highest concentrations of forever chemicals into the environment. What is PFAS? PFAS, according […]
